(Reuters) U.S. civil rights groups are warning that an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Monday lays the groundwork for reinstatement of a ban on travelers from predominantly Muslim or Arab countries.
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) said the new order relied on the same statutory authority used to justify Trump’s 2017 travel ban and offered even “wider latitude to use ideological exclusion to deny visa requests and remove individuals” who had already entered the country. It unveiled a new 24-hour hotline (844-232-9955) to help those affected.
The National Iranian [American] Council (NIAC) said Trump’s order on “Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats” would separate U.S. families from loved ones and lower enrollment at U.S. universities.
